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Mayor-elect
@tishaura
"It is my plan as Mayor to establish a citywide effort to provide consistent traffic safety measures to protect pedestrians and cyclists, and take the burden of these efforts off of ward capital fund allocations.
You did it St. Louis! The amount of building permits issued this year has surpassed the all time high in 2018. Thanks to everyone who is investing in
#Stl
!
#stlbillion2021
As the last golden hour ends for these storied properties on Kingshighway, let's go down memory lane of Drury's and Lux Living's demolition by neglect.
Q for Mayor Lori Lightfoot today about Chicago soon surpassing 800 homicides. "This is a very challenging time," she says, but New York, St. Louis, Austin are also seeing high crime. "We're focused on gangs, we're focused on guns." Every other crime category is at 25-year-lows.
I know the Brentwood Target remains the worst — but fighting zoo traffic to get to the St. Louis Art Museum on a lovely weekend morning is still a special kind of hell
Illinois State Rail Plan -
Full buildout for STL-CHI
double tracking the entire corridor, add'l
sidings, culvert and bridge improvements, roadway grade separations, a rail
flyover near Joliet and one south of Springfield, new river crossings over the Chi and Mississippi Rivers
Were our ancestors smart or lucky?
The holes in the railing on this bridge aren't solely aesthetic. They allow sunlight thru to melt snow/ice on the sidewalk. 90 years of free maintenance.
This new bridge doesn't and it turns into an ice rink. Spooky wisdom.
@StrongTowns
Mayor-elect
@tishaura
" I would [support city-wide preservation review]. In St. Louis, our architecture is an incredibly valuable asset and must be protected from demolition to promote more parking. I believe we can make a concerted effort to rebuild our population
Look at how much space Rochester gets back by removing a highway. That’s easily a full city block. Imagine the communities we could build if we removed 295, 395, and 695
Fortress WashU.
Imagine if this kind of effort was put into protecting people from the 24/7/365 real threat from cars as the perceived threat of protesters.
What should St. Louis do with the Rams settlement money?
Wrong answers only. The more silvery the silver bullet, the better.
How about our own lighted sphere?
A lot of hate towards the Armory was thrown on here back in December. Now what do you think? Reports say it's a smashing success so far. Let's hope the
#ArmoryTIF
gets paid off right quick.
Demo Alert: 1430 S Vandeventer, the Liberty Bell Oil building owned by Green Street. Demo permit application submitted May 5th. Do you know what's going on
@AlderSonnier
?
Imagine being able to sit on 2.5 acres of land in one of the region's most popular neighborhoods for $8267 in property taxes. It's assessed less than the 0.42 acre vacant lot at Delmar and Skinker.
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The Kranzberg Arts Foundation has secured an option to purchase 12 existing buildings and 13 vacant lots in Gravois Park from LRA to create affordable housing and studio space for artists.
Wow! Another
#ContinuousSidewalk
🤩 This one is on 3 Ave SE in Calgary’s Chinatown. Watch how drivers slow down… AMAZING! Great bump outs too, but no bollards 🙁.
Residents of St. Charles and Jefferson counties who commute to jobs in St. Louis could be exempted from the city’s 1% earnings tax under legislation filed Thursday in the Missouri House.
Mayor-elect
@tishaura
"Paul McKee has been given far too many second chances, and as a result, we have lost a lot of beautiful historic landmarks, most notably the Clemens Mansion, and witnessed the desolation of the areas in North City where he has development rights.
Good news, the Tiffany Community Association board decided not to recommend to its members that they support the QT at Grand and Lafayette. The board will deliberate as to how/whether to hold a vote of TCA members. Stay tuned.
$300M building permit application submitted for new Cardinal Glennon Hospital at Grand and Chouteau.
It needs to be moved to the corner of the intersection. Surface parking in front should be rejected.
The Famous-Barr Warehouse at 3728 Market St is on the Preservation Board Sep 26 agenda for nom to the National Register, which would make is eligible for historic tax credits. It seems that Green Street is planning a rehab.